Bromsgrove boss Flowers' fury as 'horrendous' goal gifts Kettering Town victory
Bromsgrove Sporting manager Tim Flowers was left irritated after watching his side fail to take their chances at Latimer Park as Kettering Town added their fifth win in six games on Saturday.
The former England, Blackburn Rovers and Southampton goalkeeper is no stranger to Kettering, having managed both Redditch United and Alvechurch sides against the Poppies.
And he was left frustrated at a mistake that ultimately meant Sporting left Latimer Park empty handed thanks to Ben Isaacson’s header on the stroke of half-time.
"Kettering had the majority of the chances in the first half, but we're so naive at times - we find ourselves in trouble from when we're in their attacking third,” said Flowers.
"We've identified (Eddie) Panter up front who will chase, in fact anything that moves he'll chase it! He's really energetics and he's got some real pace.
"The goal comes from our throw, right on half-time, it's a poor throw, they smash it down the channel, he chases it and we end up fouling him just on the right of the area.
"They then put a ball in around the back, everyone know who they're marking, he (Ben Isaacson) mugs us off round the back, he's got a free header clearly and I know who should be marking him and wasn't doing enough, and it's an absolutely horrendous goal to concede.
"Physically we're a big side, and we get mugged off right on half time by that, and it ends up being the deciding goal."
Flowers was just as frustrated by a penalty decision that did not go his side's way in the second half, which would have turned the match is Bromsgrove's favour.
"Forsyth goes to head the ball, it clearly hits his arm,” said Flowers. “The referee's already admitted it was a clear handball but his arm was in a natural position - for the life of me I don't get that.
"Then Belmont knocks the ball through to Flints (Niall Flint), who gets one-on-one. He could go round him, instead he ends up toe-ending it and hits the keeper in the chest.
"And at the end we have two massive chances, we miss from a yard out and Robbo has a chance at the end, so we end up finding a way to lose a game again.
"Should we take something from the game? Yeah."